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Stolen chocolate mountain found near Vesuvius

This content was published on Dec 11, 2014 A huge hoard of pilfered chocolate, weighing 50 tons, has been uncovered at a warehouse in Nola, Italy. The haul represents just one quarter of a batch stolen from Swiss luxury chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli. Police tracked down the batch of Lindor chocolate balls, wrapped in a distinctive red foil, to the touristic spa…

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Ebola vaccine trial suspended in Geneva

This content was published on Dec 11, 2014 In a statement issued on Thursday, Geneva University Hospital said the trial had been suspended. The study, so far involving 59 people, began in November. Researchers reported four cases of mild joint pain in the hands and feet of people who received the shot ten to 15 days earlier. Officials will stop giving the vaccine…

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Reduced access to pesticides can prevent suicides

This content was published on Dec 11, 2014 The use of pesticides to commit suicide presents an unexpected risk to pesticide companies.

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Swiss jihadist avoids prison sentence

This content was published on Dec 11, 2014 The Federal Prosecutor’s Office handed down the sentence on Wednesday for membership of a criminal organisation and serving in a foreign army. The man left for Syria in December 2013, telling Swiss Public Radio, RTS, that he had been converted by a French recruitment website. He stayed in a training camp for two weeks before…

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Private-sector climate support for El Niño flooding

This content was published on Dec 10, 2014 About an hour outside the Peruvian capital, in Chaclacayo, local leader Isolina Gongora describes the fear of a natural disaster. This is shared by residents in her community living at a crossroads between the Rimac River, which flows just a couple of metres below, and a regular landslide path. “We don’t sleep. We always need…

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Armenian memorial faces more obstacles in Geneva

This content was published on Dec 10, 2014 The Swiss foreign ministry has recommended not erecting an Armenian genocide memorial in Geneva as originally planned in another setback for the project, according to Swiss public radio.

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What the Tramp tells us about Charlie Chaplin

This content was published on Dec 10, 2014 In 1914, a 25 year-old British vaudeville artist recently hired by a film company in the United States grabbed a pair of baggy trousers from a costume wardrobe, along with a tight jacket, a Derby hat and a cane, then donned a vertical moustache so that his lips could still be read in front of…

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CIA torture report: a painful catharsis

This content was published on Dec 10, 2014 Swiss papers agree the damning United States report outlining harsh interrogation techniques used by the CIA on terror suspects has damaged America’s credibility.

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Elmer trial highlights whistleblowing dilemma

This content was published on Dec 9, 2014 The Swiss whistleblowing debate has ratcheted up a few notches with the new court appearance of notorious former banker Rudolf Elmer.

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Artificial skin tested on young burn victims

This content was published on Dec 9, 2014 For children the consequences of burn scars are far greater than for adults. Since scars don’t grow as fast as the rest of the skin, young burn victims require regular surgery. After 12 years of research, a team of doctors in Zurich has reached a milestone. For the first time artificial skin was applied to…

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